Galium tinctorium
stiff marsh bedstraw, dye bedstraw
Family
Rubiaceae
Leaf Arrangement
whorled
Leaf Attachment
sessile
Leaf Margin
entire
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
linear, oblong, oblanceolate, spatulate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
white
Flower Petals
2, 3
Flower Month
March - August
Height (meters)
0.2 - 0.6
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
annual, perennial
Growing Season
Cool season
Wetland Class
FACW
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
2
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
4
Field Characters
4, 5, and 6 leaves in whorls. Only Galium with 3 or 2 petals. No hairs.
Cultural Information
Seeds of most members of the genus Galium have no special germination requirments (Steffen 1997).
Natural History
Stiff marsh bedstraw is found in swamps, wet prairies, and other wet places throughout all of Louisiana and east Texas.
Habitat
Swamps, meadows, marshes, and wet ditches.